In a devastating incident, Diogo Jota, a player for Liverpool FC, and his brother, André Silva, a member of Penafiel, have tragically lost their lives in a road accident in Cernadilla, Zamora. The accident took place early on Thursday morning, confirmed by the Castilla y León Emergency Services at approximately zero thirty-five hours.

Diogo Jota, aged twenty-eight, had been with Liverpool FC since the twenty twenty to twenty twenty-one season, after transferring from Wolverhampton Wanderers. André Silva, aged twenty-six, also played professionally, competing in Portugal’s second division.

The accident was reported after witnesses called emergency services, alerting them to a vehicle ablaze on the A-52 highway at kilometre sixty-five. Responders, including the Civil Guard and medical emergency teams, arrived on the scene but sadly confirmed both men had died.

Jota had recently married in June and was a father to three children. The football community grieves the loss of these two talented athletes, who had promising careers ahead of them.